West Papua
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West Papua: Indonesia claims province has ‘returned to normal’ amid internet blackout
Protesters dispute claim by Indonesian president Joko Widodo that order has been restoredIndonesia’s president…
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Why are there violent clashes in Papua and West Papua?
The Free Papua Movement has been fighting for independence from Indonesia for 50 years, so why is there a big …
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West Papua protests: Indonesia deploys 1,000 soldiers to quell unrest, cuts internet
Jakarta cuts online access to Papua ‘and surrounding areas’ until the atmosphere ‘returns to being conducive a…
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Protesters in West Papua clash with Indonesian security forces – in pictures
Large demonstrations and violent protests have taken place across the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West P…
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Indonesian president calls for calm after violent protests in West Papua
Joko Widodo tells residents it’s ‘better to be forgiving’ after anger over mass arrests of Papuan students in …
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Protesters set fire to parliament building in West Papua as tensions mount
Spark for the latest unrest related to simmering separatist movement appears to have been detention of scores …
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West Papua: Pacific leaders urge UN visit to region’s ‘festering human rights sore’
Regional forum in Tuvalu ‘strongly encourages’ Indonesia to finalise UN visit to troubled provinceThe United N…
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Indonesia anger as West Papua independence raised at Pacific forum
Breakaway leader Benny Wenda will use meeting in Tuvalu to push for UN vote on Jakarta’s control of province H…
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Pacific Islands Forum: Tuvalu children welcome leaders with a climate plea
Climate crisis is more than a meeting agenda item in a host country that could be left uninhabitable by rising…
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New Guinea earthquake kills 9,000 – archive, 10 July 1976
10 July 1976: Missionaries will be the only people with any practical expertise on dealing with disaster on th…